. The bird, its form and function . fiG. 111.—Cateri)illur. consisting of over 95 per cent water) could afford muchnourishment to any animal, and when crows and gullsare seen tearing large stranded jellies into pieces, it is. Fig. ll2.—Cocoon. probably only for the sake of the semi-parasitic shrimpswhich make their home in the interior canals of the The Food of Birds H7 masses of animate gelatine. But the fresh-water hydra,belonging to the same division as the hydroids, is eatenin myriads by ducks and geese. These and many otherbirds are remarkably fond of duckweed, which theydevour with such
. The bird, its form and function . fiG. 111.—Cateri)illur. consisting of over 95 per cent water) could afford muchnourishment to any animal, and when crows and gullsare seen tearing large stranded jellies into pieces, it is. Fig. ll2.—Cocoon. probably only for the sake of the semi-parasitic shrimpswhich make their home in the interior canals of the The Food of Birds H7 masses of animate gelatine. But the fresh-water hydra,belonging to the same division as the hydroids, is eatenin myriads by ducks and geese. These and many otherbirds are remarkably fond of duckweed, which theydevour with such evident pleasure that they must enjoyit as much as cats do catnip, or canaries hempseed. Asthe under surface of these small water plants is the fa-
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